Approved *Release 2000/08/24: CIA-RDA-00069A000100180025-2 -ernrIMPINIMINialieNmagA-L PROCD3-M-5 1 December 1958 UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD COMMITTEE ON PROCU ID4 IT OF FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS Minutes of the Fifth Meeting, 25 November 1958 MEMBERS PRESENT AIR - Maj. George Hudravetz ARMY - Henry Holz AGRIC - Foster E. Mohrhardt LC - Lewis C. Coffin NSA 25X9A8 NSF - Bernard M. Pry STATE - John J. Morrow, Alternate USIA - H. Roth Newpher CIA ehaiman 25X1A9a Secretary STAN - Noble Melenearap Herbert T. Kruegse Charles Paine 111-e.:_ova1 of Minutes. The minutes of the fourth meeting were approved. 2. Stortus *ton FL. 48O yx.._:_wm. The Li of esa member 25X1X7 re oi+.-e-r3.the 0/731WiriTiZT-E. negotiation vi' o The National Salerno? Foundation represen tive stated that its 25X1A1a r program in?volving progrera ts fuxlier action from the Bureau of the Budget. 3. Nationa3.Science Foundations report on ;woven): releasing unclassified U.S. GoverrThnn?r?Tre-vInia oThrT?a to the USSR. At the request of the National Science Foundation representative, this item veva postponed to the next meeting. 4. Procurement Evaluations. The State Department representatives urged that all uat ons on Airica iii the countries be turned in as soon as possible. The Mailman suggested that members consider Africa es the next target for an evaluation. Approved For ligilease 2000/08/24: CIA-RDP68-090t9A000100180025-2 2 PROCIB-M-5 1 December 1958 5. International Conference on Scientific information. The meeting was thrown open to a general. discussion of this F.a'arenceTheld at the Waryflower Hotel in Washington, 1641 November 1958. The Choir= praised the logistics of the Conferencel but agreed with other members who believed that more progress could. have been made in the field of the theme of the Cceference. It seemed to some of the members who attended that many Conference participants dealt :with attempts at initial perfection without acceptable solutions to the unsolved problems Of scientific information handling; no new proposals were presented. The National Science Foundation representative reported that the Confereawie proceedings will, be published as soon as possible. Ne stated further that talks were held with UM and Sovbloc delegates to the Conference.. A.I.Mikbailov, Director Of the All-Union Institute of Scientific and 'Technical Information in Moscow stated during the course of these talks that at his Institute about 4000000 documents are distributed per year. Mr. Fry, NW; concluded by stating that the existing committees of the International Conference on Scientific Information w13.l follow up on future action together with the International Federation for Documentation OM) which ;ill have its 1959 meeting in Warsaw and Moscow. 6. )mth4 Index c;.me AcChine cessions. The Library of Congress member reported on an cost raper presented to the Chairman. This paper amazes such .an Index would be in 3 parts, as in the Monthly Index a Russian Noe' Accessions: Monographs, Periodicals and a Subject Index in English. "Zia ?on annual receipts of 6,000 monographs, 9,252 periodical issues with an average or 25 articles Per issue, the estimated 'costs to Produce such an Index, calculated by the Library of Congress, mull WV.. The Chairman 25X1Al a stated that letter incorrporating the above. estimate will sent to. each agency or department represented on PROCIB, requesting a statement of interest in and willingness to su,pport ath1y Index of Chinese Accessions. 7. Clas led t to L.C. Serial Publications of the Soviet Union. The reques that see to t t ir contributions to this Supplement are in promptly. 8. Next Meeting. It.was agreed not to have a December meeting. The next meetingwill, be EL .17.22.22t Approved For Release 2000/08/24 : CIA-RDP68-00069A000100180025-2

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